Comments on: Windows 7 upgrade options http://vmguy.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/994 Virtualization for the little guy Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:37:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: windows 7 http://vmguy.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/994/comment-page-1#comment-581 windows 7 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:59:13 +0000 http://VMGUY.COM/wordpress/?p=994#comment-581 windows 7 is the greatest windows OS yet. your article was well written i look forward to reading more of your posts! windows 7 is the greatest windows OS yet. your article was well written i look forward to reading more of your posts!

]]> By: aharden http://vmguy.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/994/comment-page-1#comment-483 aharden Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:09:26 +0000 http://VMGUY.COM/wordpress/?p=994#comment-483 Ed Bott made a simpler and more accurate chart: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1246 Major takeaways: - No upgrades between 32-bit and 64-bit platforms (MS has never supported or committed to this) - No direct upgrade from XP to Win7 - No direct upgrade between product editions Windows Easy Transfer eases the blow, but upgrading is still a pain no matter how you slice it. Ed Bott made a simpler and more accurate chart: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1246

Major takeaways:
- No upgrades between 32-bit and 64-bit platforms (MS has never supported or committed to this)
- No direct upgrade from XP to Win7
- No direct upgrade between product editions

Windows Easy Transfer eases the blow, but upgrading is still a pain no matter how you slice it.

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